EBMUD Rate Increases

01 May 2017 2:26 PM |
Anonymous

EBMUD has proposed raising water rates by 9.25% in July and 9% next year. They also propose to raise wastewater rates by 5% each year as well.

The proposed increases are outrageous. Why, in this age of technological advancement and innovation are district consumer charges increasing? Does the district not engage in exploration of technology that lowers costs?

Further, EBMUD’s failure to acquire additional storage capacity over the years isinexcusable. The district has always had access to population data which made clear that there would be need for significant additional storage resources, but the district's approach for the past decade has been passive.

Ratepayers should protest these proposed increases in the strongest possible terms.